Sending Purrs to Japan

The snow is melting! There snowbanks on the sidewalk across the street are gone. That's the good news.

I am sending purrs and positive vibes to Japan and all the other countries who have been affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Here is a link to how we can help.


My friend Mickey has gone to the Bridge. I'm sending purrs to his fambly too.



(Bad news sucks.)

Christymas Tree!

Mom's finally got the Christymas Tree all set up and decorated. I helped with the lights.
I helped with the ornaments.
Yup! She couldn't have done it without my help!

IBOL Project

I need to ask you all a favor, it's a biggie, and you can all help: A quilt blogger, Kristin, has a husband who's currently serving in Iraq and has got a little side project going.

It's called Iraqi Bundles of Love, and it we can all participate. He's coming home soon, and he wants to leave behind something of value. You can read about the idea here, at Kristin's blog: http://kristinlaflamme.com/musings/?p=1102

So he's asking for fabric, yarns, pins, needles, thread, etc. You put all this neat stuff in a USPS Large Flat Rate Box and send it out. All the information is on his blogs. You have to leave a comment to get the shipping address, and you have to act fast. The deadline for shipping from the US is September 7.

If you live outside the US, you can participate too, leave a comment on the blog Iraqi Bundles of Love, and Mr IBOL will email you.

Here's the FAQ: http://ibol.wordpress.com/faq/

Here's information about what to send: http://ibol.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/what-to-send/

How to build a bundle: http://ibol.wordpress.com/building-a-bundle/

Mom and I are getting a box ready. Care to join me? Let's show Mr IBOL what Cats and Dogs in the blogosphere can do!

Cat Bloggers, we have a problem....

We need your help.

As you know, Jasmine has a bladder infection, and has not been using the litterbox. She has been peeing on the carpet in the living room. She has been taking antibiotics for over a week. The antibiotics make her poops.... mushy. And she has been leaving them all over the carpet too.

Mom is really upset. When she gets up in the morning, and again when she comes home from day hunting, she looks behind the couch and the chairs in the picture box room for "deposits," watching very carefully where she steps. It's hard. The carpet is brown.

Now Mom's got this stuff she sprays on the carpet to clean it. And she tried to cover the space behind the couch and chairs with newspapers, hoping that Jasmine would do her business on the newspaper. But Jasmine has been delicately avoiding the paper, and using places where there is no paper.

Mom got really really upset today, because as she knelt to pick up a "deposit," she got more all over the leg of her nice pants from a "deposit" she didn't see.

Help! How can we get Jasmine to stop using the carpet as the litterbox (yes, we have three litterboxes, and yes, Mom keeps them very clean), and start using the litterbox for her business?

Will she start using the litterbox on her own after the infection goes away?

Will she use the litterbox after she's finished her antibiotics?

Should we cover the whole carpet with newspapers?

Should we try to keep her out of the picture box room?

Help!